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Antigua Public utilities Authority (APUA) – The APUA Water Business Unit continues to carry out Mainline Upgrades as part of the Road Rehabilitation Project being carried out by C.O. Williams. This ongoing project spans from the junction of Marble Hill and Anchorage Road to the corner of Dickenson Bay Street. The team is currently in…

St. John’s, Antigua: Ministry of Education, Sports & Creative Industries – Thursday 19th October 2023. In light of the impending passage of Tropical Storm Tammy, Director of Education, Clare Browne has advised that all public learning institutions will be closed on Friday October 20th, 2023. This decision has been taken to allow proper preventative preparation…

WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL STORM TAMMY WATCH STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES2:16 PM ECT THU, OCT 19, 2023 A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area within the next 48 hours. Hurricane preparedness plans should be ready, awaiting activation. At 2 pm ECT or 1800z the centre of tropical storm Tammy was…

National Hurricane center (NHC) – The government of Antigua has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, and Nevis. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Barbados, Dominica, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, and Nevis. At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Tammy…

WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL STORM TAMMY ALERT STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES6.00 PM ECT WED, OCT 18, 2023 This is for the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands. A tropical cyclone alert remains in effect for Antigua and Barbuda, the rest of the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands. A tropical cyclone alert means, in…

National Hurricane Center (NHC) – At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Tammy was located near latitude 13.0 North, longitude 51.7 West. Tammy is moving toward the west near 23 mph (37 km/h). A westward motion at a slower forward speed is expected through Thursday. A turn toward the west-northwest is…

National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) – Residents should continue to monitor the media for updates on tropical disturbance AL94 which is likely to become a tropical depression in the next day or so. A tropical depression is one stage away from a tropical storm. According to information from the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Office,…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, October 17th, 2023 – The Antigua Public Utilities Authorities (APUA) Water Business Unit announces that it now has the opportunity to relax the water distribution schedule. The water distribution schedule had been implemented to allow for a fair rotation cycle which gives a suitable opportunity for residents to plan and consume the…

WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES2:00 PM ECT TUE, OCT 17, 2023 This is for the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands …The Meteorological Office continues to monitor the progress of Invest 94L (AL94) which now has a high chance of development… At 2 pm ECT or 1800z the centre of…